Character Relationship Map: Urinal

Characters

• Sergei Eisenstein (played by Paul Bettis) — protagonist

  A conjured historical figure who assists the unnamed protagonist in formulating a response to police crackdowns on gay sex venues in Toronto.

• Dorian Gray (played by Lance Eng) — supporting

  A conjured historical figure who assists the unnamed protagonist in formulating a response to police crackdowns on gay sex venues in Toronto.

• Yukio Mishima (played by David Gonzales) — supporting

  A conjured historical figure who assists the unnamed protagonist in formulating a response to police crackdowns on gay sex venues in Toronto.

• Frida Kahlo (played by Olivia Rojas) — supporting

  A conjured historical figure who assists the unnamed protagonist in formulating a response to police crackdowns on gay sex venues in Toronto.

• Langston Hughes (played by George Spelvin) — supporting

  A conjured historical figure who assists the unnamed protagonist in formulating a response to police crackdowns on gay sex venues in Toronto.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Yukio Mishima → Frida Kahlo (Professional Artistic Collaborator)
• Sergei Eisenstein → Frida Kahlo (Professional Artistic Collaborator)

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Frida Kahlo → Langston Hughes (Alliance Conjured Ally)
• Yukio Mishima → Langston Hughes (Narrative Circle Member)
• Dorian Gray → Langston Hughes (Social Literary Peer)
• Dorian Gray → Frida Kahlo (Narrative Circle Member)
• Dorian Gray → Yukio Mishima (Alliance Conjured Ally)
• Sergei Eisenstein → Langston Hughes (Social Literary Peer)
• Sergei Eisenstein → Yukio Mishima (Narrative Circle Member)
• Sergei Eisenstein → Dorian Gray (Alliance Teammate)

Story Analysis

A hybrid fictional-documentary film uses conjured historical figures to respond to police crackdowns on gay sex venues and debate civil liberties.

Plot Progression

1. Crackdown and Provocation — The film establishes police crackdowns on gay sex venues in Toronto as its central conflict. This creates the need for an imaginative and political response.
2. The Dead Convene — A circle of dead literary and artistic figures is conjured. Sergei Eisenstein, Dorian Gray, Yukio Mishima, Frida Kahlo, and Langston Hughes assist with formulating a response.
3. Voices Against Morality — The fictional circle is placed alongside quotations from Canadian journalistic and political figures. Civil liberties and public morality become explicit areas of debate.
4. A Hybrid Response — Fiction and documentary are blended into a collective response to the Toronto crackdowns. The film's formal strategy gives the political issue broader historical and cultural dimensions.